Monday, January 20, 2014

The Endless Possibility of Oatmeal

So this morning, it just dawned on me that it's been awhile since my kids and I had oatmeal for breakfast. I had to ask, "How about oatmeal for breakfast?" YES... with raisins!!!

I've made oatmeal many times with just rice milk and rolled oats. This morning, I realized that oatmeal is like a blank canvas. I can pretty much add what I am craving for and voila... breakfast!!!

So ask yourself this, what are you craving for? For a caffeine fixed, add chocolate chips to the oatmeal. For tropical flavor, add toasted coconut flakes, dried mango, and dried pineapple. For a healthier version, sprinkle chia seeds and ground flax seeds. Camden prefers his oatmeal naked... yup, just plain oatmeal with no sweetener. Brek prefers his with raisins. Me? I don't have any favorite add-in, but I do love anything with chocolate.

Keep in mind that oatmeal is also great for a healthy snack. For today, I made maple raisin oatmeal. Change it up by substitute raisins with your favorite toppings. I don't usually add maple syrup or sugar in the oatmeal because I find oatmeal taste better without any sweetener. I added just enough maple syrup to test out this recipe. Feel free to double or triple my maple raisin recipe. I only made enough for my kids and me.

About Me

I've been cooking and baking extensively due to my son's food intolerence to dairy, chicken eggs, and corn. He outgrew all of his food sensitivity when he was nearly three years old. Since he has G6PD, he also needs to avoid certain foods as much as possible. His big brother still has dairy intolerance. So I decided to run a food blog to share my recipes that I've modified or created on my own. I hope you test out my recipes and have yummilicious good time like my kids and I do. If you have a Facebook account, look for me at Something Sweeter page.